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Cerner tags new ‘Innovations Campus’

Cerner, a global leader in health care technology, on Monday revealed design elements and the new identity for its I-435 and Bannister Road development. The campus will be called Innovations – a testament to the company’s work and vision.“This project… more

Husch Blackwell Completes Merger With Milwaukee Firm

The nation's largest law-firm merger of the year is now a done deal, with the announcment today that Husch Blackwell and Milwaukee-based Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek had finalized the agreement announced in April. The new entity began operations on Friday, and… more

KC Life names new auditor

Kansas City Life Insurance Company has announced that it has engaged BKD, LLP as its independent auditor for 2016. BKD will replace the Company's previous independent auditors, KPMG LLP.The selection of BKD as the company's new independent auditors was made… more

KCP&L opens first major solar-power facility

KCP&L on Wednesday announced the opening of its first major solar-power facility in the Kansas City area. The 12-plus-acre facility is located at KCP&L’s Greenwood, Mo., Energy Center, which also has a natural-gas power plant that’s used at peak demand… more

Lockton’s London team honored

 LONDON -- Lockton's Asset Management team in London has been named "Best Insurance Broker" for the second consecutive year. The team was honored by HFM Week, a global hedge fund publication, with the top award at the 2016 European Hedge Fund… more

National Soccer Training Center breaks ground in KCK

KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Sporting Club, U.S. Soccer and Children’s Mercy broke ground Sunday on the National Training and Coaching Development Center in Kansas City, Kansas. The NTCDC will provide a world-class environment to develop players, coaches, and referees of all… more

New tool set to finance energy-efficient upgrades

Homeowners in Jackson County will soon be eligible for long-term financing of energy-efficient upgrades to their homes through a unique public-private partnership.Renovate America, the leading provider of residential Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing in the U.S., and the Missouri… more

Nixon makes cuts to balance 2017 budget

Gov. Jay Nixon took action this week to balance the Fiscal Year 2017 budget by restricting $115.5 million in new or increased spending, saying he was protecting key priorities including K-12 classrooms, higher education and services for Missourians with mental… more

KU scientists win grant to help infectious disease fight

LAWRENCE, Kan. — The rise of antibiotic-resistant diseases is frightening to contemplate, but a team of University of Kansas researchers has won an $11 million grant it hopes will help to find a solution.The five-year grant from the National Institutes of… more

2016 Icons of Education

Masters of EducationBefore they enter a regional work force more than 1 million strong, young people from across the two-state region—indeed, from across America and around the world—make their way through the educational systems in Kansas and Missouri, from K-12… more